The Detroit Lions announced on Tuesday afternoon that they have signed 11 players to futures contracts for the 2024 offseason. All 11 of the players signed finished the season on the Lions practice squad, and many were with the team for the entire season.
Here’s a look at those 11 players re-signed to the Lions 2024 roster:
- RB Jermar Jefferson
- RB Jake Funk
- WR Tom Kennedy
- WR Maurice Alexander
- OT Connor Galvin
- OL Matt Faronik
- IOL Michael Niese
- DT Chris Smith
- EDGE Mitchell Agude
- CB Craig James
- S Brandon Joseph
In the offseason, teams are allowed to expand their active rosters to 90 players, but the rosters technically do not expand until the start of the league's new year, which coincides with the opening of free agency on March 13 in 2024.